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The Grand Design of Daniel Libeskind

Sandee Brawarsky October 19, 2004

It was in Poland\’s primeval forests, where bison roamed amidst labyrinths of poplar and maple trees that Daniel Libeskind first began to understand concepts of land, space, shelter and natural resources, themes that would be the underpinnings of his career as an architect.

In his new book, \”Breaking Ground: Adventures in Life and Architecture\” (Riverhead), the world-renowned architect who designed the master plan for the World Trade Center site, describes his early life in Poland, Israel and the Bronx, and he speaks with eloquence and passion about the ideas behind his \”overtly expressive\” work.

Meant to Be

Rob Eshman January 1, 2004

Earlier this year, two remarkable authors came to town and changed the way I thought about being Jewish.\n\nFrederic Brenner, the French photographer, came to speak about his new book, \”Diaspora: Exiles at Home\” (HarperCollins). The product of 25 years of work, the book contains photographs of Jews living very different kinds of lives in 45 different countries. The images are powerful, as are the accompanying analyses by some of the great thinkers and writers of our time.

Meant to Be

Rob Eshman December 25, 2003

Earlier this year, two remarkable authors came to town and changed the way I thought about being Jewish.

Authors Divided Over Identity, Issues

Michal Lemberger December 18, 2003

What do four Jewish American writers talk about when they sit down together to discuss their craft? If the program, \”The Next Generation of Jewish American Writing,\” held at the Skirball Cultural Center earlier this month is any indication, the answer is that they try as hard as they can to talk past their differences but don\’t quite manage to do so.

O.C. Finds Itself in a State of ‘Jewtopia’

Naomi Pfefferman July 3, 2003

The hit play \”Jewtopia\” began when Sam Wolfson and Bryan Fogel envisioned two guys at a temple singles mixer with \”Hava Nagila\” pumping. \”We decided the gentile was there because he likes Jewish girls, and the Jew was there because of family pressure,\” Fogel said.

Helpful Hints for Dad

Jewish Journal Staff June 12, 2003

\”Words That Shook the World: 100 Years of Unforgettable Speeches and Events,\” by Richard Greene, offers the annotated text of modern history\’s most memorable spoken words.

Land of a Thousand Titles

Andrea Adelson October 31, 2002

Jonathan Foer\’s award-winning book, \”Everything Is Illuminated,\” is a fictionalized road trip to a Ukrainian shtetl, mirroring the young author\’s own family history quest. Crime fiction writer Rochelle Krich, the Orthodox daughter of Holocaust survivors, is starting a new series with the release of \”Blues in the Night.\” Howard Blum, a former New York Times reporter, chronicles the clandestine World War II exploits of the British army\’s Jewish Brigade Group in \”The Brigade.\”

This trio, along with five other visiting authors and several nationally known speakers, will share their stories and sign books in a series of O.C. events Nov. 7-24. Hundreds of autograph-hungry readers are expected at the fourth annual Jewish book festival, organized by Orange County\’s Jewish Community Center.

Coincidence? I Think Not

Shoshana Lewin-Fischer August 1, 2002

When two friends who are torn apart by the Holocaust discover nearly 40 years later that they live in the same New York neighborhood, some would call it "coincidence."

Brooks And Reiner in the Year 2000

Michael Aushenker November 27, 1997

\”Send in the Jews!\” Mel Brooks shouted, throwing the floodgatesopen for the scores of fans who valiantly fought the drizzle lastWednesday evening, Nov. 19, to meet him and his \”Your Show of Shows\”partner-in-crime, Carl Reiner.

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